Black Hole Remake Gets Prometheus Writer Jon Spaihts

Disney's remake of its sci-fi un-classic The Black Hole has pulled a new writer into its event horizon.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Prometheus co-writer Jon Spaihts -- the guy who penned that Alien prequel before Damon Lindelof came aboard -- has been hired to "kickstart" the film.

We've been hearing about this picture -- a remake of the studio's 1979 attempt at cashing in on the Star Wars phenomenon -- for several years now, ever since Joseph Kosinski started talking it up while making Tron: Legacy for Disney (Travis Beacham was on script duties at the time). Kosinski is still attached to direct, with his Tron producer Justin Springer producing.

It's not clear how closely the new film will keep to the original (wherefore art thou B.O.B.?!), though the trade says the remake will be "a big idea -- philosophical and somewhat dark in tone." We'll see about that. In the meantime, let's all cry for a robot: